Phonographic-disk-record ejector



E. M. HOWARD.

V IHONOGRAPIIIC DISK RECORD EIECTOR. I APPLICATION FILED MAR. I 'IS-IIB- 1,425,771

REIIEWED IML 2, 1921,

Batented Aug. l5, 1922 partitions having passed therethrough, the.

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nivrianrr Mf HOWARD, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, assrenon, :ernirsnn inesperti,-l

Legami.

Application led- March 1, 19,18, Serial No. 219,750.

.770641Z w hom t may concern,

B e it known that l, EMMETT M. How-inn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county. ofBaltimore, State of ,'Maryland, have invented anewand use ful, Phonographic-Disk-Reeordf liljcctor, oit which the following is a specification.

My invention consists oita novel ccmstruction' 'of a phonographic disk record eject-,or wherein I have produced a structure embodying a series of closely relatedy vertical parallel compartments capable of accommodating or storing.. and ejecting records ci?. varyingl diameters, which effect by thereinployment of vertical partitions, preferably formed of thick paper or lihin pasteboarrh or the like, having theirv iront vedges stripped, which partitions are iirmly seated, at their upper and lower edges in cuts, slots ory 'kerfsj in the top andbottom ot the en;

closing box orv casing thereby. forming the;

ejector skeleton, the lower portions otsaid It further consists, in conjunction with.

said levers and partitions, of a novel collocation therewith of an abutment lor bumper which is 'located in the rear of. thel fulcrum rod at the point where `the arcs or: rear vpe#v ripheri'es ot differentl sized records coin@` cide in a horizontal` line, whereby records` of varying` diameters are arrested at tbe proper period of their `rearward travel and,` are so positioned as to be readily engaged .by tht` depression-of the desired lever when a pre-.

determined record is desired.

To theabove ends, my invention consists of a novel constriiction of a phonographic disk record cabinet having vertical partitions whose extremities are seated in the top and bottom of the enclosing box or casing, the lower portion of said partitions serving as supports for the fulcrum rod passing transversely therethrough in which is pivoted Specification of Letters Patent. i

Renewed aanname?, 1921..v serial lNo. riores.A

the. oscillatory record, receiving and ejectr ing, levers, the latter. having abumperlolcated in the rearthereof in anovelposition, said.y fnlcrum rod being supported 4said partitions at such a, point thatwhen arecord, compartment is empty, the front endof the ejector. lever. willj incline; dpwnwardly, thus serving, las a tellltalevor indicator to.` indicate at a glance the proper compartment wherein toreplace the record.

Eloi", the purpose otillnstrating my in,- vention, I have, shown in theaccompanying, drawings embodiments which are atl present, preferred byv me?, .since the same-in practice will be found to give satisfactory and. reliable results, although it isto be understood. that. the variousinstrumentalitiesVogt which Iny` invention4 consists can be; variously. ar.-

1'anged..and organizedv angdthat my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of Athese instrnmentalities l'as herein shown` and described.

a phonographic disk record, cabinet embody.-

ing: my invention, f Figure `2 represents a section on line 2,-2

Figarefl. Y f' Eignrez respreseirts a section Online, 3,3

EigureQ.. Y l 'f Figure/.1L represents a perspective View oi. one; of, the record snpportingiand ,eJe'cti'ng levers in detached l position.

vSimilar, numerals 'o i reterencey indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referrmgto the drawings :f- `l' designates the enclosingbox or casing having a to-p 2 .bottom 3, sides l and rear..

wal-l 5whichV latter may, however, be. ornitted, if desired. i i v Y The under sariace of the topi2 and the upper; surface ot the bottom 3 are provided with longitudinally, extending cuts or kerfs E-and4 7 whichl preferably make in sone operation 'by a plurality of, saws, saidjcuts being in .exact vertical alignment and serv.- .ing as seatsv for the top and bottomv edges oi the,v partitions 8,. whose front edges are.

bound or strippedwith 'a suitable fabric or reinforceI 9, The partitions 8 maybe of thin pasteboard, cardboard, paper or similar non` abrasive material and after having their 'opposite. ends treated with adhesive material, they are slidv into position as indicated Figurel-represents a perspective view ot.4

retrete@ elle 1,5 la@ Figure 3 thereby forming a: skeleton having" einen@ arenal .Closely related. Meer@ holding` compartments l0 of one maximum vertical dimension which are adapted for the reception of records 1l of varying diameters. At the lower portion of each record holding` compartment, l locate the oscillatory record supporting` and ejecting levers l2, the same forming,` the bottoms of the compartments. Said levers have their outer ends bevelled, as indicated at le, and on the top of the outer portions thereof l place numerals in consecutive order, each numeral corresponding 'to a number on the record supported and to a number on an index card (not shown). The ejector levers are pref# erably all alilre and can be cheaply constructed out of wood, iai/ing plain upper and lower faces, said levers being assembled on their fulcrum rod i5, whose ends are anchored in the sides 1l, the intermediate portions of said rod being supported in the lower portions of said partitions 8 through which said rod passes. lf desired, the upper rectilinear face of the ejector levers, which forms a track for the records, may be slightly grooved or concave, as at 13, but this is not necessary in prac jice. lt will fur ther be understood that in practice the rear lower end of the ejector lever when the records are in their rearmost position, contacts with the top surface of the bottom of the casing, and that when the record has been ejected, or in other words, when the record compartment is empty, the outer bottom surface of the ejector lever contacts with the upper surface of the bottom of the casing at the front thereof, the outer beveled ter minals being` so located that when the coinpartments are full, said beveled surfaces 'will horizontally align at the bottom of the casing.

The partitions 8 serve a dual function since they not onlyprovide eiiicient record containing;Y compartments having non-abrasive sides which enable records of varying' diameters tobe stowed away and ejected without injury to the sound producinggrooves thereon, but these walls also furnish a plurality of supporting points for the fulcrum rod l5, as is evident,

16 designates an abutment or bumper which is positioned substantially vasl shown in Figure 2 at that point where the rear arcs orperipheries of the various sized records coincide in transverse horizontal line when at rest, Aso that a single bumper sufhces for allreco'rds of varying diameters. that the, records may not hop, jump or bounce when ejected, l attach a finger or labutment 'i7 tothe rear end ofv eac-h'ejector lever, which positioned at lsuch a point that upon the depi; lssion of the outer end and the consequent elevation ofthe inner end of any ejector lever, said finger i7 will immediately contact withtlic juxtaposed arc f the record to be ejected' and the latter ln order K will roll gently forwardly to be caught in the hand of the operator. When the records lare at rest in their rearward' position, the upper end ofthe finger i7 is prefer ably about lg or of an inch from the arc of the juxtaposed record.

l position the fulcrum rod 15 in its supporting partitions so that the center of grav'- ity of a lever 'will be at a point between the fulcrum and the outer end of the lever, so that when a record is ejected, the outer front or forward end of the tilting' supporting lever will 'drop and will always normally be in a depressed position when a compartment is empty (see the lever numbered 6,'Figure l), thereby serving?,` as an indicator or tell Vtale to indicate at a glance the proper compartinent in which to insert the record after use. lt will be evident that if desired the same result may be attained by weighting the outer or front end of each ejector lever. To replace a record within the cabinet, it is only necessary to place it in its proper compartment resting` on its' proper lever, which as above vexplained will be depressed,- at its forward end when the compartment above it is empty, and to give it a slight'push rearwardly, whereupon the record will roll rearwardly by gravity and upon passing the fulcruni will descend to rest against the bumper 1G, the inner end of the lever l2 then resting` upon the bottom wall 3. lit will be apparent that by collocating the ejec- 'tor levers l2 in the manner shown and givingv to their outer ends the uniform` bevel i4' upon which the numerals are placed that' when all the compartments are filled said bcvelled ends are in horizontal alignment thus ,giving a pleasing appearance to the front of they cabinet and in addition enabling thc telltale Ylever indicative of t-he emptycompartment, to be more readily visible, as will be understood from Figure l,

lt will now be apparent that l have deu 'vised a novel and useful construction of a phonographic disk record ejector which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description` and while l have, in the present instance, shown and described preferred embodiments thereof which will dive inpractice satisfactory and rehable results, it is to be understood that the saine are susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing anv of its advantages.

l-lavlng thus described my invention, what l claim as ,new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isif y y i. ln a phonographic disk record cabinet a box having its top 'and bottom provided on their inner surfaces with parallel aligncuts1 partitions of non-abrasive material having their upper and lower ends seated in lanas-,7.715

tilinear faces locatedat and t'orr'ning the bottoms olisaid compartments; a fulcrumrod passi-ng transversely through ysaid levers at the rear 'of' their center of gravity, wherefby the forward end' of' a lever' when a compartment isy empty gravitatesv downwardly and outwardlyto-form a'tell-tale` to indicate an empty conipartment, the front underside of each lever then contactingwith'th-e bottom of saidbox, while the rear teminal's ofsaid levers when a lrecord-is in4 its rearinost position also contactmwith.theqbottom of. *said-` box, a bumper located-- above said levers :in

the rear portion ofsaid box, andl'- a'flifnigeratthe rear portion of each 'ol's'aidfv levers for coaction with the juxtaposedperiphery'of a record when it is desired to eject the latter.

2. In a phonographic disk record cabinet,

a box having its top and bottom provided on their inner surfaces with parallel aligning cuts, partitions of non-abrasive material having their upper and lower ends seated in said cuts, thereby forming closely related parallel, non-abrasive, record holding compartments adapted for the reception of different sized records, a series of oscillatory record supporting ejector levers consisting of straight bars having upper rectilinear faces located at and forming the bottoms of said compartments, a fulcrum rod passing transversely through said levers at the rear of their center of gravity, whereby the forward ends of said levers when a compartment is empty incline downwardly and outwardly to form a tell-tale to indicate an empty compartmenhthe front underside of each lever then contacting with the bottom of said box. while the rear terminals of said levers when a record is in its rea-rmost position also contact with the bottom of said box, and a bumper located above said levers in the lower rear portion of .sa-id box at the point where the lower inner peripheries of different sized records coincide in a rectilinear line when at rest, said levers having a linger at their rear portionsfor coaction with the juxtaposed periphery of a record.

3. In a phonographic disk record cabinet, a box having a top and bottom and providedv with a series of vertical partitions oi. nonabrasive material having their upper and lower ends secured to said top and bottom to form closely related parallel, nonabrasive record holding compartments all of one maximum vertical dimension and adapted for the reception of records of varying diameters, a stripping of nonabrasive material 'for-fthe front vertical edges ofsaid t-itions, a series of oscilla-tory? record-"sup,- oortinfr e ector leversv located at and form- Y 2D 7 in-glthe bottomso'l'said: compartments, a ful- Crum rod .passing-jtransversely. through said levers and supported inv said'a partitions, j

whereby the front underside 'of la-"lever when depressed mayY contact' with thejbottomV ot? said box, while ltherearfbo'ttoin endet such lever when a-recordfisin rearmost position-v thereon alsocontacts with the bottom `ot said box, the forwardterminalsof said le- 'i versv having a uniform contour." and, all-.said

terminals being in horizontalif alignment.

when said 'compartments are filled or empty, andwthe rear end's of' saldi levershaving an I abutmentlprojecting-fupwardly atv an angle y thereto for coaction 'with thejuxtaposed-pe-` riphery of a record, and afbumper located ab'ovesardi` le-'vers' in the, rearot'j'sai-d` box,

Aj phonographic#*diskv record cabii1iet,

havingv a top andbottomand provided' with` a series of vertical partitions off nonabrasi-vey material `having their upper and` lower ends secured to said top and bottom to form closely related, parallel, nonabrasive record holding compartments, all of one maximum vertical dimension and' adapted for the reception and ejection'of records of varying diameters, a series of oscillatory, record supporting ejector levers, consisting-of straight located at and forming the bottomof said compartments, a fulcrum rod passing transversely through said'levers at the rear of their' center of gravity, whereby the forward endof a lever,'when a compartmentl is emptyy gravitates downwardly and outwardly to form a tell-tale to indicate an empty compartment, the front underside of such lever then vcontacting with said bottom,

while the rear bottom end of such lever, when a record is in rearmost position thereon also contacts with .said bottom, the or ward terminals ofsaid levers being in horizontal alignment when saidv compartments are filled and the forwardends of said levers raised, and an abutment at the rear end of disk records comprising a series of vertical,`

closely related,parallel disk record holding compartments, pivotedy ejector levers forming the bottoms of said compartments and having a rectilinear top-upon which the records are supported and rolled during insertion and ejection, a horizontal, transversely extending bumper located at the lower rear portion of said skeleton at the point where the lower rear peripheries of different sized records align in a horizontalline when in their rearmost stowed position, and an abutbars having rectilinear top and bottom faces iso f i ment on the upper rear portion of each of said levers, and4 positioned when a leverI isv loaded at a point below, forward of, and` in proximity to, said bumper for effecting` the noiseless ejection of a record. A i

6. As an improved article of manufacture. a cabinet for the reception and ejeetionof phonographic disk records, having a hori- Zontal series of vertical, parallel, closely re,- lated record` holding compartments having partitioning devices therebetween, all of one `maximum vertical dimension andv all capable of receiving and ejecting records of dif-y cated at the rear of their center of gravity,

whereby when a compartment is empty, the

forward end of its lever gravitates downwardly, thereby acting as a tell-tale to indicate any empty compartment.

7. A disc record cabinet, comprising a casing, vertical partitions therein forming;- parallel, closely related, recordv holding compartments, ejector leversjfulcrumed in andv forming-.the `bottoms of said. compartments and having ,a top surface upon which the record is supported and travels and an upwardly projecting short abutment at the rear end of eachlever for impacting` yagainst the juxtaposed periphery ofthe record to effect the noiseless ejection thereof, and a fulcrum rod extending transversely through said levers at a point in the rear of their centers of gravity, whereby the front end of an unloaded :lever will gravitate downwardly to serve as atelltale to indicate an empty compartment. 

